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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of social media language on English students of Oredo secondary schools of Edo state.
The design adopted was the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of 13 public schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state, with the total number of 26,785 students. Simple random technique was adopted with the sample of 25 students were drawn from the selected secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The research instrument used for the study was a questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into two sections. ‘’ Section A’’ was designed to generate personal information of the respondents. While the ‘’Section B’’ comprises of items on the topic under research. It was constructed to reflect the problem of the study such that the items would be relevant to the purpose of the study. The instrument was reviewed and certified by the project supervisor and two (2) other lecturers in the Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education in the University of Benin. Data collected were analyzed using ‘’test re-test’’ method for the study.
The findings of the study revealed that senior school students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State spend a lot of time on social media daily and this has both positive and negative effects on them. The Students are also aware that it is inappropriate to use social media coinages which many of them still do in their writing unknowingly or unconsciously. It was recommended that students can improve their academic performance in English Language if they reduce the time they spend on social media.
